HyperDic: saturniidae

English > 1 sense of the word Saturniidae:
NOUNanimalSaturniidae, family Saturniidaeimportant and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
English > Saturniidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningImportant and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known.
Synonymfamily Saturniidae
Member ofLepidoptera, order Lepidopteramoths and butterflies
MembersActias, genus Actiasluna moths
Antheraea, genus Antheraealarge moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
Atticus, genus Atticusatlas moth
Automeris, genus Automerisio moth
Eacles, genus Eaclesimperial moths
Hyalophora, genus HyalophoraAmerican silkworm moth
Samia, genus Samiasilkworm moths
Saturnia, genus Saturniatype genus of the Saturniidae
saturniid, saturniid mothlarge brightly colored and usually tropical moth
silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkwormlarva of a saturniid moth
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods
Spanishsatúrnidos
Catalansatúrnids

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